CCNA Course Catalog 2012-2013
This course is intended for the following audience: Network Administrator Network Engineer Systems Engineer CCNA Exam Candidates Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA 640-802) The Cisco CCNA network associate certification validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN. This new curriculum includes basic mitigation of security threats, introduction to wireless networking concepts and terminology, and performancebased skills. This new curriculum also includes (but is not limited to) the use of these protocols: IP, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Serial Line Interface Protocol Frame Relay, Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2), VLANs, Ethernet, access control lists (ACLs), IPv6 etc. Course Objectives Course Objectives Upon completion of this course, students will be able to perform tasks related to: Entry Level task on Ethernet and TCP/IP networks IP Addressing, Sub-ne ing, VLSM Configure and troubleshoot Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Configure and troubleshoot Virtual LANs (VLANs), Spanning Tree Protocols (STP) Configure IP access lists, WLAN Implementation Configure serial interfaces using PPP and High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) Configure Frame Relay, SDM etc. Course Prerequisites The knowledge and skills that you must have before a ending this course are as follows: Basic computer literacy Windows navigation skills Basic Internet usage skills Fundamental understanding of data networking and IP addressing 60 Hours, 20 Classes, 3 Hours per class Who Should A end Course Duration
Lesson 01: Internetworking Basic What is Computer network? Why need networking? Types of Network Internetworking Basic Intranet, Internet, Extranet, VPN Network Architecture & Model Networking Topologies Network Devices & Components Server, Workstation, Host Number System Introduction Bandwidth & Speed Calculation Unicast, Multicast & Broadcast The Cisco Three-Layer Hierarchical Model Lesson 02: OSI & TCP/IP Model Network Reference Model The OSI Reference Model OSI Reference Model Upper Layers OSI Reference Model Lower Layers Functions of Application Layer Protocols OSI Reference Model Transport Layer Introduction TCP and UDP Protocols Encapsulation & Layered Communication Layer1, Layer2, and Layer3 Devices TCP/IP and the DoD Model Lesson 03: Ethernet Technologies Networking Technologies Overview of Ethernet Technology Ethernet Categories Ethernet Frame, CSMA/CD Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) Data Transmission Technique Ethernet Standard, Media, Connector, Devices Ethernet Hubs and Switches Collision Vs Broadcast Domain Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) MAC Address Flooding & Learning Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Media: Wireless, Fiber, Copper Cabling (Straight, Cross, Rollover) Lesson 04: IPv4 Addressing & Sub-ne ing Physical and Logical Address IP Addressing, IP Version IPv4 Addressing, IPv4 Header IPv4 Classes, Unicast, Multicast & Broadcast Network ID, Host ID, Broadcast Address Subnet mask & Anding Operation Public and Private Address Sub-ne ing Basics, Class A, B, C Sub-ne ing CIDR (Classless Inter-domain Routing) Class-full Address Vs Classless Lesson 05: Cabling, Networking, Testing Making Straight & Cross Cable Networking with HUB/Switch IP, Subnet mask, Gateway Address Optical MC to Ethernet MC Test Sharing & Security, Remote Login Testing Utilities Ping, Tracert, Ipconfig Lesson 06: Sub-ne ing, VLSM Super-ne ing Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSMs) Wildcard Mask Introduction Router Summarization Troubleshooting IP Addressing Lesson 07: Router Introduction Function of Router The Internal Components of a Cisco Router The Router Boot Sequence Introduction to Cisco CLI Backing up and Restoring the Cisco IOS Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration Managing Configuration Register Router Password, Password Break Using Telnet Using Cisco Discovery Protocols (CDP) Network Connectivity and Troubleshooting
Lesson 08: IP Routing Process Routing Basics Routed Vs Routing Protocol Types of Routing Protocols Static Vs Dynamic Routing Protocols Link State Routing Protocols Distance-Vector Routing Protocols Classless vs Class-full Routing Protocols Administrative Distance (AD) Routing Protocols Metric Autonomous System Number (AS) Packet Tracer & GNS3 Introduction Verifying your Configuration Lesson 09: Static and Default Routing Static Routing Introduction Advantage & disadvantage of Static Route Introduction of Hop Count, Next Hop Configure Static Routing Configure Default Routing Verifying your Configuration Lesson 10: Routing Information Protocol RIP (Routing Information Protocol) RIP Version RIPv1, RIPv2 Configuration RIPv1 Limitations RIP Timers RIP Loop Avoidance Mechanism Verifying and Troubleshooting RIP Lesson 11: Enhanced IGRP (EIGRP) Overview of IGRP, EIGRP EIGRP Features and Operation Using EIGRP to Support Large Networks DUAL Algorithm EIGRP Metric Calculation EIGRP Tables, Neighbor, Packet Types Configuring EIGRP Load Balancing with EIGRP Verifying & Troubleshooting EIGRP Lesson 12: Open Shortest Path First Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Basics OSPF Neighbor relationship, SPF Algorithm OSPF Metrics, Packet & Tables Types OSPF Network and Router types Configuring OSPF OSPF DR and BDR Elections OSPF and Loopback Interfaces Verifying and Troubleshooting OSPF Lesson 13: Security (ACL) Introduction to Access Lists Types of ACL Standard Access Lists Extended Access Lists Named, Time Based Access Lists Perimeter, Firewall and Internal Routers Access Configuration Lab Monitoring Access Lists Lesson 14: NAT and PAT When Do We Use NAT? Types of Network Address Translation NAT Terminology How NAT Works Configuring Static & Dynamic NAT Configure NAT overload (PAT) Testing and Troubleshooting NAT Lesson 15: Switches and Redundancy Before Layer 2 Switching Types of Switch, Switch series Switching Mode, Switching Services Switching Loop Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) STP Types, STP Process Per VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol (PVST) Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) Configuring Catalyst Switches Lesson 16: Virtual LANs (VLANs) Review Collision Vs Broadcast Domain Virtual LAN (VLAN) Basics VLAN Example, Advantage, VLAN Types Configure Static VLAN Access Link, Trunk Links Identifying VLANs, VLAN Tagging VTP Mode, Configure VTP, VTP Pruning VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) Routing between VLANs Lesson 17: Wireless Technologies Introduction to Wireless Technology Collision and CSMA/CA WLAN Technologies & Standards RF Band Overview, and Comparison 802.11 Channel, Overlaps WLAN security & Authentication WLAN Devices & Components Cisco Lightweight Access Points (LWAP) Implementation a Wireless Internetwork
Lesson 17: IPv6 Introduction to IPv6 IPv6 Address, Header and Representation IPv6 Address Types IPv6 Address Allocations IPv6 Routing Protocols IPv6 transition Technique IPv6 Comparison with IPv6 Configuring IPv6 on Our Internetwork Lesson 18: Security Device Manager Introduction to SDM Necessary Router Configuration Introduction to SDM Users Interfaces Basic Router Configuration Using SDM Basic Router monitoring Using SDM Lesson 19: Wide Area Networks Introduction to Wide Area Networks WAN Connection Types Common WAN Terms WAN Encapsulation Protocols WAN Devices, WAN Cable HDLC, PPP Overview & Configuration Frame Relay Overview Frame Relay Encapsulation Types Frame Relay PVC, SVC, DLCI, PVC, LMI Frame Relay Network Types Frame Relay Configuration Lesson 20: Miscellaneous Services Virtual Private Network (VPN) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Domain Name System (DNS) Secure Shell (SSH) Quality of Services (QoS) Network Management (SNMP, MIB) Cisco Enterprise Network Design Monitoring & Troubleshooting